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Post by sgtstryker53 on Oct 15, 2010 6:40:55 GMT -5
My wife is reading "Thirteen Days To Glory" and asked me if the story about Travis allegedly killing a man who "trifled" with Rosanna as the reason for his going to Texas is true. I haven't had a chance to review all of my Alamo related books, but I don't seem to recall any confirmation or denial of that story. Has that tale been pretty much de-bunked?
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Post by Allen Wiener on Oct 15, 2010 8:42:44 GMT -5
I don't have it handy right now, but I'd check out "Three Roads to the Alamo" for whatever the latest is on Travis.
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Post by TRK on Oct 15, 2010 9:03:56 GMT -5
William C. Davis, Three Roads to the Alamo. pp. 636-38, goes into the murder story in some depth and dismissed it a "The most ridiculous of the myths" surrounding Travis's reasons for leaving Alabama for Texas. IMO, Davis's book is the best overall work to consult for the facts concerning the lives of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett.
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Post by Jim Boylston on Oct 15, 2010 10:58:50 GMT -5
+1
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Post by garyzaboly on Oct 15, 2010 15:14:37 GMT -5
As I recall the events, Travis was up to his neck in debts, and a court ruled against him: either pay up or go to jail. So he grabbed a horse and fled to Texas.
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Post by Rich Curilla on Oct 15, 2010 16:52:06 GMT -5
Ditto on Three Roads to the Alamo. Fine and thorough research. And, of course, we might all dispute details, as always. But a true quantum leap in our understanding of the Fab Three and their backgrounds and motivations.
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Post by Kevin Young on Oct 15, 2010 20:44:36 GMT -5
William C. Davis, Three Roads to the Alamo. pp. 636-38, goes into the murder story in some depth and dismissed it a "The most ridiculous of the myths" surrounding Travis's reasons for leaving Alabama for Texas. IMO, Davis's book is the best overall work to consult for the facts concerning the lives of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett. I half to agree on this.
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Post by sgtstryker53 on Oct 16, 2010 11:43:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies, guys. "Three Roads" was going to be my reference as I had read it several years ago but I loaned it to my father in law a couple years back and haven't got it back yet. I always respect the knowledge and professionalism on this forum. Gary, your artwork is terrific. Rich, too bad about Alamo Village, I was there in '68. Thanks again.
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Post by Rich Curilla on Nov 12, 2010 22:35:16 GMT -5
Rich, too bad about Alamo Village, I was there in '68. Thanks again. As Col. Fannin said, "I won't give up the ship as long as there is a pea in the ditch." ( ?) (Boy, talk about mexing your mitaphores.)
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Post by garyzaboly on Nov 13, 2010 15:44:35 GMT -5
Fort Defiance, General Orders, 1836: no peaing in the ditch!
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Post by Rich Curilla on Nov 13, 2010 18:35:03 GMT -5
Fort Defiance, General Orders, 1836: no peaing in the ditch! Hahaha. That should solve the problem.
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